WEATHER ALERT: Winter Storm Sparta Hits Pennsylvania On Sunday

By Tom Davis

Get ready for one more Arctic blast.

Winter Storm Sparta is poised to bring a stripe of snow and freezing rain to Pennsylvania, according to weather.com.

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory, saying periods of snow and/or wintry precipitation are a high likelihood Sunday afternoon into Monday morning, and again Tuesday evening.

Slippery travel is anticipated Sunday evening, when there is the potential for several inches of snow in northern Pennsylvania, changing to a bit of ice overnight.

A brief warm up and some rain on Wednesday could cause pockets of poor drainage flooding, according to the National Weather Service.

The Weather Channel (see photo) says much of northern Pennslvania will get snow; central Pennsylvania will get a wintry mix ;and southern Pennsylvania will get freezing rain.

The jet stream will send a series of disturbances rippling between arctic cold and warmer air trying to push north. The first of these, Winter Storm Sparta, will spread a wintry mess through the Plains, Midwest and Northeast, according to weather.com.